Orange clingfish

Orange clingfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Suborder: Gobiesocoidei
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Diplocrepinae
Genus: Diplocrepis
Species:
D. puniceus
Binomial name
Diplocrepis puniceus
Synonyms

Lepadogaster puniceus Richardson, 1846

The orange clingfish (Diplocrepis puniceus) is a clingfish, the only species in the genus Diplocrepis. It is found all around New Zealand from low water to about 5 m (20 ft), on rocky coastlines. This species grows to a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) SL. It is the only member of its genus, and the only species in the subfamily Diplocrepinae.

1927 drawing by Louis Thomas Griffin

References

  1. ↑ Conway, K.W.; Fujiwara, K. (2025). "Diplocrepis puniceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T241149436A241149439. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diplocrepis puniceus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Diplocrepis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 April 2025.